2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season

The 2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the sixth season of the club's existence. The RailHawks FC, played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The RailHawks are the defending NASL Regular Season Champions.

Carolina RailHawks
2012 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
ManagerColin Clarke
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASL4th
Playoffssemi-finals
U.S. Open CupTBD

Review

Pre-season

April

The Carolina RailHawks opened the 2012 NASL season on the road April 7, playing the Minnesota Stars in the Metrodome. The game ended in a 0–0 draw, with both teams earning their first point of the season.[1] They returned home to WakeMed Soccer Park April 14, where they earned a 4–4 draw against the Atlanta Silverbacks.[2] The RailHawks traveled to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on April 18, where they earned another draw, this time 1–1.[3] Carolina ended the month of April with back-to-back losses, beginning with a 3–1 defeat away to the Puerto Rico Islanders.[4] On April 27 the RailHawks signed forward Zack Schilawski. Carolina concluded April with a 0–1 home loss to the San Antonio Scorpions.[5]

May

Carolina opened the month of May with a 3–3 draw at home against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. This match saw Zack Schilawski make his first appearance for the RailHawks.[6] The RailHawks lost at FC Edmonton 3–0 on May 6 on a hat trick by Edmonton forward Shaun Saiko [7] followed by a 2–1 road loss to the Minnesota Stars on May 12. U.S. international prospect Gale Agbossoumonde made his RailHawks debut during the May 12 game at Minnesota after missing the first month of the regular season with a foot injury.[8] On May 18 the Carolina RailHawks announced the signing of midfielder Nick Millington and defender Jamie Finch. The RailHawks returned home on May 19 and earned a 1–1 draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders.[9]

May 22 marked the beginning of U.S. Open Cup play for the Carolina RailHawks. They earned a 6–0 win in their second-round game against USASA team PSA Elite.[10] The following week the RailHawks played host to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the third round of the Open Cup in front of a record home attendance of 7,939. After an early Galaxy goal, RailHawks forward Ty Shipalane scored an equalizer in the 75th minute, and Brian Shriver scored on a pass from Shipalane in the 88th minute to see the RailHawks earn a 2–1 win.[11]

June

Carolina earned their first league win of 2012 on June 2 with a 2–1 home victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders. Ty Shipalane scored in the 88th minute to give the RailHawks the go-ahead goal.[12] June 5 saw the end of the RailHawks’ 2012 U.S. Open Cup after a home defeat to MLS team Chivas USA. Juan Pablo Ángel converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to give Chivas the 2–1 win.[13] On June 9 the Railhawks scored a 5–1 victory over then NASL leading Minnesota Stars. Rookie defender Austen King scored his only goal of the 2012 season in the 24th minute.[14] Midfielder Chris Nurse returned to the RailHawks on June 14 after international duty, where he captained the Guyana National Team in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying losses to Mexico and Costa Rica.[15] Carolina earned a 2–0 road win against the Atlanta Silverbacks on June 16.[16] The following week the RailHawks returned home and secured a 2–0 win over FC Edmonton, taking their league winning streak to four games. Bréiner Ortiz scored his first career goal for the RailHawks in the 38th minute on an assist from Schilawski.[17] The RailHawks ended the month of June in Fort Lauderdale, where they suffered a 2–1 loss to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Club

Roster
No. Position Player Nation
0 Midfielder Floyd Franks  United States
1 Goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald  United States
2 Defender Greg Shields  Scotland
3 Defender Kupono Low  United States
4 Midfielder Tommy Drake  United States
5 Midfielder Amir Lowery  United States
6 Defender James Scott  Costa Rica
6 Midfielder Konrad Warzycha  Poland
7 Midfielder Austin da Luz  United States
8 Midfielder Luke Sassano  United States
9 Forward Jason Garey  United States
10 Midfielder Mike Palacio  United States
11 Midfielder Ty Shipalane  South Africa
12 Goalkeeper Nicolas Platter  United States
13 Forward Brian Ackley  United States
14 Midfielder Nick Millington  Guyana
15 Defender Austen King  United States
16 Defender Jamie Finch  United States
17 Defender Gale Agbossoumonde  Togo
18 Goalkeeper Ray Burse  United States
20 Midfielder Bréiner Ortiz  Colombia
21 Forward Brian Shriver  United States
22 Forward Zack Schilawski  United States
23 Forward Nick Zimmerman  United States
24 Defender Henry Kalungi  Uganda
25 Defender Sam Stockley  England
26 Midfielder Cory Elenio  United States
27 Defender John Krause  United States
28 Defender Jordan Graye  United States
30 Midfielder Chris Nurse  Guyana
31 Forward Matt Luzunaris  United States
32 Defender Justin Willis  United States

Coaching staff

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Competitions

Preseason
March 4, 2012 PreseasonCarolina RailHawks2 - 2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Vancouver Whitecaps FCCary, North Carolina
Lowery  6'
Shriver  71'		 Report Tan  49'
Chiumiento  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

North American Soccer League
Further information: 2012 North American Soccer League season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45 Playoff semifinals
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
6 Minnesota United 28 8 11 9 34 33 +1 35
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 10 10 8 44 46  −2 40 6 6 2 29 21  +8 4 4 6 15 25  −10

Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results

Match results
April 7, 2012 Match 1Minnesota Stars0 - 0Carolina RailHawksMinneapolis, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Takada  73' Report Nurse  67' Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 8,693
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 14, 2012 Match 2Carolina RailHawks4 - 4Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Palacio  2'
King  22'
Zimmerman  38', 74'
Paulini  44'
Lowery  61'
Shriver  90'
Ackley  90'
Nurse  90'		 Report Lancaster  26'
Navia  39', 80'
Cox  42'
Hunt  54'  77'  67'
Illyes  81'
Colaluca  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 18, 2012 Match 3Tampa Bay Rowdies1 - 1Carolina RailHawksSt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Yoshitake  70' Report Shriver  66' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012 Match 4Puerto Rico Islanders3 - 1Carolina RailHawksBayamon, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Foley  27'

Martinez  30'

Addlery  55'		 Report Own goal  48' Stadium: Bayamon Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Jesus Lebron
April 28, 2012 Match 5Carolina RailHawks0 - 1San Antonio ScorpionsCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Harmse  82' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 2, 2012 Match 6Carolina RailHawks3 - 3Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver  41'

Zimmerman  47'

Zimmerman  65'		 Laing  61'

Restrepo  67'

Anderson  77'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 6, 2012 Match 7FC Edmonton3 - 0Carolina RailHawksEdmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT Saiko  55'

Saiko  59'

Saiko  82'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Barrie
May 12, 2012 Match 8Minnesota Stars2 - 1Carolina RailHawksBlaine, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Walker  16' Venegas  53' Austin Da Luz  90' Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 2,168
May 19, 2012 Match 9Carolina RailHawks1 - 1Puerto Rico IslandersCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver  49' Fana  33' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 2, 2012 Match 10Carolina RailHawks2 - 1Puerto Rico IslandersCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 9, 2012 Match 11Carolina RailHawks5 - 1Minnesota Stars FCCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT King  24'
Lowery  25'
Zimmerman  41'
Shriver  53'
Schilawski  61'
Garey  90+4'		 Summary Bracalello  45+2'
Hlavaty  82'
Altman  82'
Davis  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,580
June 16, 2012 Match 12Atlanta Silverbacks0 - 2Carolina RailHawksChamblee, Georgia
19:30 EDT Navia  31' Summary Schilawski  44'
Agbossoumonde  45+2'
Ackley  86'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 6,000
June 23, 2012 Match 13Carolina RailHawks2 - 0FC EdmontonCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shipalane  7'
Zimmerman  34'
Ortiz  38'
Stockley  61'
Agbossoumonde  68'
Lowery  76'  77'		 Summary Lam  54'
Hamilton  85'
van Leerdam  88'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,600
June 30, 2012 Match 14Fort Lauderdale Strikers2 - 1Carolina RailHawksFort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT Anderson  5', 45+2'
Pecka  40'
Ramos  67'		 Summary Zimmerman  83' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,506
July 3, 2012 Match 15Carolina RailHawks2 - 1Atlanta SilverbacksCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zimmerman  4', 50'  84' Summary Horth  15'
Robertson  64'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,475
July 7, 2012 Match 16Carolina RailHawks3 - 3Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
19:10 EDT Palacio  13', 87'
Shipalane  90'		 Summary King  31'
Restrepo  33', 69'
Ståhl  40'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,713
July 21, 2012 Match 17Carolina RailHawks1 - 0Minnesota Stars FCCary, North Carolina
19:05 EDT Schilawski  10'
Lowery  60'
Low  72'  77'		 Summary Evan Sassano  69'
Bracalello  81'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,158
July 28, 2012 Match 18San Antonio Scorpions8 - 0Carolina RailHawksSan Antonio
19:30 EDT Janicki  5', 59'
Pablo Campos  15', 54' (pen.)
Bayona  61'
Wagner  65'		 Summary King  32'
Agbossoumonde  54'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,186
August 4, 2012 Match 19Carolina RailHawks3 - 3Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz  21'
Zimmerman  43', 49'
Garey  52'
Stockley  59'		 Summary Hill  17'
Mulholland  86'
Yamada  90+2'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 11, 2012 Match 20Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 - 0Carolina RailHawksFort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT Herron  64' Summary Shipalane  85' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,549
August 18, 2012 Match 21Carolina RailHawks3 - 2FC EdmontonCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zimmerman  30'
Lowery  33'
Schilawski  79'
Stockley  87'
Shipalane  90+1'		 Summary Craig  9'
West  59'
Porter  73'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,688
August 25, 2012 Match 22Atlanta Silverbacks0 - 1Carolina RailHawksChamblee, Georgia
19:30 EDT Burciaga, Jr.  19'
Navarro  26'		 Summary Agbossoumonde  29'
Lowery  55'
Ackley  66'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,896
September 1, 2012 Match 23Puerto Rico Islanders1 - 3Carolina RailHawksBayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Ramos  48'
Needham  66'  76'
Rivera  87'		 Summary Ackley  19'
Garey  36'  69'  79'
Zimmerman  45'  72'
Shields  48'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
September 8, 2012 Match 24Carolina RailHawks0 - 1San Antonio ScorpionsCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shipalane  90' Summary Harmse  35'
Cunningham  84'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 12, 2012 Match 25FC Edmonton2 - 2Carolina RailHawksEdmonton
20:05 EDT Porter  9', 49' Summary Zimmerman  5', 57'
Garey  31'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,251
September 16, 2012 Match 26San Antonio Scorpions1 - 2Carolina RailHawksSan Antonio
18:00 EDT Greenfield  41'
Pablo Campos  64'  64'		 Summary Agbossoumonde  42'
Shipalane  69'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
September 19, 2012 Match 27Tampa Bay Rowdies1 - 1Carolina RailHawksSt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Arango  13'  22' Summary Shipalane  61' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,194
September 22, 2012 Match 28Carolina RailHawks0 - 0Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Summary Frimpong  68'
Hill  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

Playoffs
September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29) QFCarolina RailHawks3 - 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Amir Lowery  34'  71'
Ty Shipalane  52'  67'
Floyd Franks  86'		 Report Conor Shanosky  58'
Abe Thompson  61'
Lance Laing  90+'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) SF - 1st LegCarolina RailHawks1 - 2Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Brian Shriver  78'
Amir Lowery  86'
Floyd Franks  89'		 Report Mike Ambersley  64'  90+'
Andres Arango  77'
Jeff Attinella  83'
Dan Antoniuk  85'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,183
October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13) SF - 2nd LegTampa Bay Rowdies3 - 3Carolina RailHawksSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Matt Luzunaris  14'
Ty Shipalane  18'
Gale Agbossoumonde  35'
Nick Zimmerman  86' (pen.)		 Report Shane Hill  40' (pen.)
Mike Ambersley  65'
Luke Mulholland  84'  90+'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Tampa Bay advances 5 - 4 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 22, 2012 Second roundCarolina RailHawks 6 - 0 PSA EliteCary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Shriver  7', 23', 40', 90'
Lowery  9'
Schilawski  41'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
May 29, 2012 Third roundCarolina RailHawks 2 - 1 Los Angeles GalaxyCary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Shipalane  75'
Shriver  88'		 Noon  38' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
June 5, 2012 Fourth roundCarolina RailHawks 1 - 2 C.D. Chivas USACary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Palacio  79' Agudelo  31'
Ángel  90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Statistics

See also

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